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27 Jun 2007

Blair legacy mixed on global justice, says Christian Aid

On the day Tony Blair stood down as British Prime Minister, the relief agency Christian Aid joined many others in applauding his achievements but expressing disappointment at "a job half done" on poverty and development.
21 Jun 2007

Church agency asks Brown not to repeat Blair's Middle East mistakes

Christian Aid has this week urged Gordon Brown, who becomes British Prime Minister next week, not to make the same mistakes in the Middle East as Tony Blair.
5 Jun 2007

Poll shows alarming level of disaffection among British Muslims

An GFK-NOP opinion poll commissioned by Channel 4 TV news has revealed alarming levels of disaffection among Muslims in Britain – including distrust for the authorities and doubts over the official version of the 7/7 bombings.
5 Jun 2007

Mixed response to Blair’s call for emphasis on moderate Islam

There has been a mixed response to Prime Minister Tony Blair’s call for educationists and the media to recognise the ‘true face’ of Islam, and for Muslims themselves to speak out against extremism.
12 May 2007

Brown pitches PM bid on faith, hope and clarity

Gordon Brown is focussing his bid to become PM on a restoration of faith in people, politics, integrity and the values of justice. He once again mentioned his Church of Scotland upbringing as a character forming inheritance.
12 May 2007

Assessing Blair's legacy on international development

As Tony Blair prepares to step down as British PM, the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) offers an assessment and balance sheet of the impact of his policies on international development.
11 May 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury praises Blair and bypasses Iraq ammo

The Archbishop of Canterbury has praised retiring Prime Minister Tony Blair for recognising religion is public life and aiding peace in Northern Ireland. But his criticism of the Iraq war policy will be seen as very mild.
11 May 2007

Retiring PM Blair plans to encourage inter-faith cooperation

Tony Blair announced today that he will stand down as British prime minister on 27 June 2007. He is setting up a foundation whose work will include reconciliation between Christians, Jews and Muslims. The idea is meeting a mixed response.
9 Mar 2007

Remembrance is not enough

As the bicentenary of the end of the transatlantic slave trade approaches Jonathan Bartley says we are enslaved until Africa is free
4 Feb 2007

Christian Aid urges Blair to respond to climate change report

Scientists' grim predictions of an even worse rate of global warming means the world must act immediately to help poor people cope with the now inevitable ravages of climate change, says international development agency Chrsitian Aid.

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